- Dubai Golden Shaheen
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Group 1 race Dubai Golden Shaheen Location Meydan Racecourse
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesInaugurated 1996 Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website UAE Derby at Nad Al Sheba Race information Distance 1,200 metres (6 furlongs) Track Tapeta, left-handed Qualification Northern & Southern Hemisphere
3-year-olds & upWeight NH 3yo: 55kg. - SH 3yo: 58.5kg -
NH & SH 4yo+: 60kgPurse US$2,000,000 The Dubai Golden Shaheen is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,200 metres (approximately 6 furlongs) on the dirt course at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai in late March.
It was first run in December 1993 as the Nad Al Sheba Sprint, and its place in the calendar was moved in 1996 to be included in the Dubai World Cup Night held annually in March. The race took its present name in 2000 and it attained Group 1 status in 2002. Prior to 2010 it was run at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse.
The Dubai Golden Shaheen currently offers a purse of US$2 million.
Records
Speed record: (at Meydan Racecourse)
- 1:10.85 - Kinsale King (2000)
Most wins:
- 2 - Caller One (2001, 2002)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 - Gary Stevens (1999, 2002)
- 2 - Alex Solis (2000, 2004)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 - Dhruba Selvaratnam (1998, 1999)
- 2 - James Chapman (2001, 2002)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Carolyn Chapman & Theresa McArthur (2001, 2002)
Winners of the Dubai Golden Shaheen
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time 2011 Rocket Man 6 Felix Coetzee Patrick Shaw Alfredo L. A. Crabbia 1:11.28 2010 Kinsale King 5 Garrett K. Gomez Carl O'Callaghan Super Horse Inc. 1:10.85 2009 Big City Man 4 Jose Verenzuela Jerry Barton Saud Al Kabeer 1:08:93 2008 Benny the Bull 5 Edgar Prado Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. IEAH Stables et al. 1:08.70 2007 Kelly's Landing 6 Frankie Dettori Eddie Kenneally Summerplace Farm 1:10.34 2006 Proud Tower Too 4 David Cohen Sal Gonzalez Tricar Stables 1:09.86 2005 Saratoga County 4 Javier Castellano George Weaver Evelyn Pollard 1:11.21 2004 Our New Recruit 5 Alex Solis John W. Sadler CRK Stable 1:10.30 2003 State City 4 Michael Hills Paddy Rudkin S M R M 1:09.95 2002 Caller One 5 Gary Stevens James Chapman C. Chapman, T. McArthur 1:09.91 2001 Caller One 4 Corey Nakatani James Chapman C. Chapman, T. McArthur 1:08.38 2000 Big Jag 7 Alex Solis Tim Pinfield Julius Zolezzi 1:08.10 1999 Ramp and Rave 5 Gary Stevens Dhruba Selvaratnam Ahmed Al Maktoum 1:09.97 1998 Mudallel 5 Willie Supple Dhruba Selvaratnam Ziad Galadari 1:10.61 1997 Atraf 4 Jerry Bailey Kiaran McLaughlin Hamdan Al Maktoum 1:11.24 1996 Kassbaan 6 John Carroll Saeed bin Suroor Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:13.04 Categories:- Open sprint category horse races
- Horse races in the United Arab Emirates
- Recurring events established in 1996
- Nad Al Sheba Racecourse
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